20+ animated GIF visualizations

One of this year’s Malofiej talks that received the most number of compliments was the one in which Eleanor Lutz explained the use she makes of GIFs to create her wonderful visualizations. We wrote about the keynote back then, and even had the chance to record a short video interview with her at the event – in case you want to check out our special coverage of Malofiej 23, just follow this link.

The use of GIFs in visualization is far from being something new. You have several examples available, for instances, at VisGif’s gallery – an experiment that “investigates the use of animated GIF to better communicate Information Visualization techniques, insights or projects.”. And you don’t really need a lot of research to find other animated GIFs that explain scientific and mathematical concepts.

In this post, you’ll find a first set that we managed to pull together, starting with Eleanor’s amazing visuals, all available on her website, Tabletop Whale – and by the way, don’t miss this tutorial she produced on how to make these animated infographics.